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feeling

[fee-ling] / ˈfi lɪŋ /






Usage

What are other ways to say feeling? The noun feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.

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“The conditions that we’re feeling at the coast — the kind of muggy air — is a result of our warmer sea surface temperatures,” Westerink said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Imagine refusing to give up on that conversation in advance based on the general feeling that the Supreme Court would never allow those reforms, so why even try?

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Years later, she testified against him, but rather than feeling empowered, she felt "oppressed and helpless" as she watched the man walk free under decades-old laws Hong Kong is now seeking to overhaul.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

He always says the first thing he wants to recover when he's on the pitch is the feeling he had when playing on the concrete pitch in Rocafonda, a working-class neighbourhood in Mataro, Spain.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

It wasn’t a feeling I had experienced that much before, and I liked it.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

“It turns out, laughably, that an interest in privacy, and staying quiet about internal feelings, are hallmarks of this condition,” she writes, offering a partial explanation for her wariness of company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"The harm I have suffered and the feelings I have experienced cannot be defined by that figure alone," Mui said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The court heard how Long had left some of them with feelings of "guilt and shame" while others said they hoped their late relatives would forgive them.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death on Saturday stirred up a mess of feelings.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

For a moment, Danny was overcome with too many feelings.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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